Weather, cattle, and coyotes in early winter Texas tale
A mixed Texas column notes light moisture aiding wheat, ranch life, and distant politics. It includes a humorous New York gangster anecdote, remarks on Truman loyalists, a ranch family balancing work and children, and a letter from Arnett Oklahoma about coyotes and bounty funding paired with a plan to scout boundaries from a Piper Cub over Ellis County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Shaffer
Arnett
Mr. Tack
Yeers
Ellis County
Exterminator Coyotes and Personal Notices Span Local News
Arnett offers 5 per head bounty on coyotes within half a mile of Big Bull ranch instructing Twaddell to coordinate with superintendent George Detriche and arrange carcass counting for prompt payment. Also requests Nolan Wells to contact a buyer for a trailer and features reader letters about gender expectations and a New York home management course with a light note on divorce plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bull Ranch
Mr. Twaddell
George Detriche
The
Big Bull
Hollywood column tosses mix of film news and gossip
Jimmie Fidler notes William Fillett wins a five year Republic contract and Wild Bill Elliott tops western heroes. The column discusses Bing Crosby Barry Fitzgerald as future doctors, Jane Wyman marriage insurance queries, and various film projects with stars like Ida Lupino Leona Marile and Claudette Colbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Hollywood
William Fillett
Sacramento
Republic
Bill
Pasadena Community Playhouse
William Elliott
Bill” Elliott
Bing Crosby
Barry Fitzgerald
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Wotz
Jane Wyman
Warner Brothers
Tom ‘Jinx
Falkenburg
Belita
London
Will Rogers
Snip
Clover
Colorado
Ida Lupino
Leona Marile
Louis Jean Heydt
Jack Benny
Pacific
Doc Stork
Maris
Hershey Martin
Chaney
San Francisco
Claudette Colbert
Orson Welles
George Brent
Enoch Arden
20Th Century-Fox
Vincent Price
Lynn Bari
Frank Latimore
Allan Lane
Jane Frazee
Wallace Ford
Carole Landis
William Gargan
So-Lo: Monogram
John Carradin
Claudia Drake
Dick Tracy
Columbia
Ken Curtis
June Storey
June Haver
Miss Haver
Jack
Ginger Roger
Briggs
RKO
Housing Shortage Traced to 1927
Lewiston dispatch reports C L Billings general manager of Pot latch Forests Inc says the housing shortage stems from 1927 with 6,000,000 dwellings needed in 10 years to absorb arrears and rising population. Since 1940 population rose 8,000,000 as families shrink and demand more homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Octa
U.P
C. L. Billings
Potlatch Forests, Inc
Billings
Substandard Housing Spurs Call for Replacements and New Dwellings
The article argues that the urgent replacement of substandard housing will nearly match the demand for newly built dwellings, highlighting a critical need for more residential construction to address replacement needs.
Waterboy Billy Andrews to join Miami club in All American Conference
Billy Andrews the University of Texas waterboy known for kicking extra points will join the Miami club in the new All American Conference this fall. The four foot eleven inch student manager will serve in a similar capacity with the Miami team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Billy
Rooster
Local Classifieds Seek Work and Lost Items
A Spur Texas ad offers a bermuda lawn donation for whoever digs up the sod and seeks a small ranch or farm job. Other notices include a missing identification bracelet with contact call, a request for a colored maid, a lost Bible with a reward, and puppies to give away with a phone contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
J. L. Davis
Spur
Texas
Tack
McMasters
6Th and Polk
Fillmore
Dal Lane Kenison
Belt lost to a print dress caller seeks return
A reader reports a belt lost near a print dress and asks the finder to call 7465 for return. The note promises gratitude.
Missing Person Notice for J A Boatman Sought by Searcy
Mrs Searcy asks J A Boatman to contact her at 308 Tennessee addressing a missing person inquiry. The note provides no further details about the location or circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Boatman
Tack
J. A Boatman
Tennessee
Eight Quilts for Sale at 1216 West Ninth Street
Dear Tack offers eight handmade quilts for sale directing buyers to come to 1216 West Ninth Street for purchase and viewing.
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West Ninth Street
Lost dog Peanut sought by Wells family
A small lost dog named Peanut, about 12 inches tall with a large body and long black wavy hair, was reported missing. Contact Mrs J N Wells at phone number 2 8727 if seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Peanut
J. N, Wells
Clasp Set Found at First Baptist Church
Saturday afternoon at the First Baptist Church a clasp set with several pretty sets was found. Owner may call 8448 and identify. Mrs. R. F. Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
R. F. Stewart
Widow seeks light housekeeping job in city
Middle aged widow offers light housekeeping services and reliability. Interested parties may visit the rear at 1204 South Johnson to meet Mrs. Paris, Mrs. Inga Brister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
South Johnson
Paris
Inga Brister
Typist Seeks Full Time Home Typing Work
Reliable typist with own typewriter seeks full time home typing assignments. Can handle any typing task with fast, accurate results and dedicated work ethic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
After School Work Sought by Student Florena Guthrie
A schoolgirl named Florena Guthrie seeks after school and Saturday work contact by phone 9652. Five dramatics books stamped Extension Library University of Texas were left near 1607 Hayden curb. owner may call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Florena Guthrie
University of Texas
Hayden
Heifer Missing From White Deer Area Farm
A 10 month old heifer disappeared from a family farm south of White Deer. The owner asks for any information leading to the animal’s recovery. No further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
White Deer
Mood to Shoot Saboteurs After LCRA Incidents
Residents in Mood to shoot saboteurs after a fourth act of damage to Lower Colorado River Authority property since last October. At Fredericksburg power lines were cut and oil drawn from machinery as Gov. Coke R. Stevenson traveled to Austin amid outery warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Lower
Colorado River Authority
LCRA
Fredericksburg
Coke R. Stevenson
Boulder City Time Dilemma on Davis Dam Site
Boulder City seeks a single time standard for the Davis Dam project to avoid cross state clock confusion. Arizona on Mountain Time and Nevada on Pacific Time split the site with the construction camp in Nevada. The issue hinges on approval for a unified time by Secretary Ickes and the Bureau of Standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder City
Nev
Harold Ickes
Davis Dam
Arizona
Nevada
Chamber of Commerce
Ickes
Congress
Bureau of Standards
Bureau of Reclamation
Mr. Ickes
Farm location for viewing and delivery setup
Located 15 miles west of Amarillo and 1 mile east 3 miles south of Bushland on the Creekmore Farm. Glen Coffey at the Herring Hotel will show them and arrange for delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Creekmore” Farm
Glen Coffey
Herring Hotel
Mosquito Proved Carrier of Encephalitis in California
California researchers at the Hooper Foundation and University of California San Francisco announced the common mosquito as a major carrier of horse type encephalitis. They also isolated the St. Louis type virus in Kern county, from a tested mosquito, with 203 human blood samples showing Western equine virus predominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Hooper Foundation For Medical Research
University of California
St. Louis
Kern County
W. McD. Hammon
W. C. Reeves
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TEXAN
New York
Winchell
Florida
Washington
Truman
Missouri
Pertay
Eam
C. O. Twaddell
Oklo
Game Department
Panhandle
Co. O. Twaddell
Hemphill County
Nolan Wells
Tucumcari
Nolan
Darling
Toledo
Ohio
New York City
Janice Hanson
Broadway Beauty
Janice
Jimmie Fidler
Jean
la Fonda Courts
Pampa
Tex
Claudia McDowell
WiiTey
Lawn
Melvin Benesch
F. A. Simpson
R. W. Miller
Mrs. Searcy
Amarillo Ice CO
Heifer
University of Illinois
D. P. Seay
Morrow
Thomas
Blackbumb
Pierce
Savi
Amarillo, Texas
Scription Pharmacy
Polk
White and
Kirk
City Auditorium
Chile
Trading Post
Freedom
Freedom Gas
Amanillo Gas Company
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